We Are All Radicals Now

On today’s Fightin Words podcast: With the political center drifting steadily to the left, yesterday’s conservatives have become today’s radicals, seeking a dramatic deviation from the status quo. Consider why we need to get comfortable with being radical.

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I would have used the word "reform," rather than "change." The former refers to shoring up something which was valuable and lost its shape due to the sloth or stupidity of its handlers. It's a conservative concept. "Change" in politics is a term well suited to the progressive project of getting rid of Western civilization and liberty in favor of a statist utopia. The only time a conservative wants "change" is when he realizes one of his values was just wrong and has been shown to be inconsistent with the larger set of values he is committed to protecting. He eschews that value; that's change. But that's not what a radical now wants to do. He wants to enact radical reforms.